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No. 801,739. PATENTED OCT. 10, 1905. J. B. MOWRY.

BATH TUB.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 15, 1904.

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BATH TUB.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH B. MOWRY, OF CLEVELAND, Ol'llO.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. l0, 1905.

Application led July 15,1904. Serial No. 216,700.

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Be it known that l, JosnrH B. Mower, a

citizen of the United States, residing at 126 in the art to which it appertains to make and l t n n n i arm to which the actuating-pulley 1s aty tached, and the cross bar or strip a.

use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in bath-tubs.

It has for its object to provide a tub adapted for ordinary or Turkish baths in which one may be supported in a sitting position and which he may rock back and forth while sitting therein to swish the water over him.

Another object is to combine with such a tub an attachment for washing clothes.

The invention consists in the details of construction and combination of parts hereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

ln the accompanying' drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the tub. Fig. 2 is a front end elevation with the hoistinglever up. Fig. 3 is a similar view with said lever down. Eig. a is a plan view with the clothes-washing attachment in place.

a. Fig. is a similar view with the clotheswashing attachment removed and the support for the burner or lamp in place. rear elevation. Fig. 8 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line y y/ of Eig. 1 and showing the arrangement of the truck, rockers, etc. Fig. 9 is a side elevation with the tub in the position it assumes when rocked backward. of the device for attaching the movable member of said clothes-washing attachment to the ,i

cross bar or strip 4L at their forward ends, and near the rear extremity of one of them 1s secured a pulley 5,through which passes a rope Fig. is a vertical sectional view on l1ne a' a' of Eig.

Eig. T is a f Fig. 10 is a detail broken view Said arms are connected by a or cord 6, fastened at one end to a screw-eye T or in any othersuitable manner to the body of the machine. The other end of said cord or rope extends through another pulley or wheel 8, also secured to said body near its forward upper corner, and has a handle adapted to be operated by the person in the tub to rock the machine, thereby causing the water to flow up into a back portion above the seat. A brace 9 is preferably placed between the The forward portions ot' the rockers have undercut notches 10, which fit over and upon said cross bar or strip when the machine is rocked forward. Said cross bar or strip carries a centrally-arranged and forwardly -projecting short arm 11, provided with a universal roller or caster 12. A bail-like Vframe 13, pivoted at its rearward-extending extremities to the rockers and carrying wheels 14, arranged slightly forward of said pivots, extends forward over the cross bar or strip et, where it is hinged to a lever-arm 15, hinged to a lever 16, in turn hinged to the body of the machine. By pressing the lever down the rockers are raised upon the wheels 14, sothat the tub may be readily rolled around upon said wheels and the caster 12.

The liningof the body or tub proper is arranged somewhat in the form of the seat and back of a chair, with a deeper portion for the feet. The casing or walls 17 around the seat 18 extend around the back and partially along the sides of the other portion at approximately the height of the shoulders of the occupant when seated- A covering 19 may be placed over this back portion and be supported upon rods 20, arranged in eyes 21 on the vfront lower portions of the body or casing. Said covering is provided with an aperture for the head and is used for taking Turkish baths. W'hen the tub is used for this purpose, a frame or holder 212, shaped much like a rectangular box with its top and bottom knocked ott' and adapted to hold a lamp, is hung within the front end of the tub by means of a wire bracket Said holder is preferably lined with asbestos and has its bottom end portion projecting rearwardly a short distance to rest against the lining of the front of the tulo.

The clothes-washer attachment consists of a stationary member Q4: and an oscillating member Said stationary member comprises a series of rods 26, secured together IOO IOS

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and adapted to be placed upon the bottom of the front portion of the tub with one end engaging stops 27 and the other carrying oppositely extending longitudinnally movable rods 28, adapted to be thrown into communication with openings 29 in preferably metal plates 30, secured to the inner surface of the tub by a lever 3l, to which said rods are eccentrically pivoted and which is itself pivoted to said end of said stationary member. The oscillating or pivoted member comprises a rigid receptacle having its bottom semicircular in contour and composed of spaced-apart wooden strips or bars similar to those in the stationary member. Said oscillating member has pins 32 projecting centrally from each side thereof, which may be the heads of bolts 33, by means of which a bail 34 is secured to said member. Said bail extends rearward, where it is provided with securing means comprising rods 35 and levers 36 similar to those locking the stationary member to the tub. The pins 32 rest upon brackets or lugs 37, secured to the tub, and the oscillating member is provided with an upwardly-extending handle 38 for actuating the same.

A cupboard 39, provided with a door 40, is arranged at the rear of the tub belowthe seat, in which the lamp and its support, as well as other articles, may be kept.

I am aware that changes may be made in my invention Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages thereof. I therefore reserve the right to make such changes as fairly fall within the scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a device of the character described, a body portion mounted upon rockers, a frame pivoted to said rockers and carrying a caster at its forward end, said frame having' a rearwardly-extending arm, and exible connection between said arm and the body portion, whereby to rock the body.

2. In a device of the character described, a body portion mounted upon rockers, a frame pivoted to said rockers and carrying a caster at its forward end, said frame having a rearwardly-extending and upwardly-curving arm and flexible connection between said arm and the body portion', whereby to rock the body.

3. In a device of the character described, a body portion mounted upon rockers, said rockers pivoted to a frame carrying1 a caster at its forward end and having means to rock the body on its rockers.

4. In a device of the character described, a body portion mounted upon rockers, said rockers pivoted to a frame carrying a caster at its forward end, a second frame carrying wheels pivoted to said rockers and said first frame, and means to raise said rockers upon said frame, substantially as set forth.

5. In a device of the character described, a body portion mounted upon rockers, said rockers pivoted to a frame carrying a caster at its forward end and having' means to rock the body, a second frame carrying wheels and pivoted to said rockers and said first frame, and means to raise said rockers upon said wheels, substantially as set forth.

6. In a device of the character described, a body portion mounted upon rockers, said rockers pivoted to a frame carrying a caster at its forward end, a second frame carrying wheels and pivoted to said rockers and said first frame, means to raise said rockers upon said wheels comprising a lever-arm pivoted to said lirst frame and a hand-lever pivoted to said lever-arm and said body.

7. In a device of the character described, a body portion mounted upon rockers, said rockers pivoted to a frame carrying a caster at its forward end and having means to rock the body, a second frame carrying wheels and pivoted to said rockers and said iirst frame, and means to raise said rockers upon said wheels comprising a lever-arm pivotcd'to said first frame and a hand-lever pivoted to said lever-arm and said body.

8. The combination with a bath-tub having a curved lining, of a clothes-washing device comprising a lixed member consisting of a series of rods arranged side by side in a curved form adapted to fit into said tub against the lining, and a rocking member of the same shape as said fixed member, means to lock said fixed member to the tub, means carried by said tub for pivotally mounting said rocking member therein, and means to lock said rocking member in its pivotal connection with said tub.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH B. MOVVRY.

Witnesses:

M. MILLARD, OSCAR STARRETT.

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